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· Hands on experience of High Availability (HA) and Disaster Recovery (DR) and SQL always on troubleshoot Compensation: We are offering between $75,000 – $92,000. Applications will be accepted until Oct 16, 2026.Cognizant will only consider applicants for this position who are legally authorized to work in US without requiring employer sponsorship, now or at any time in the future. Disclaimer: The salary, other compensation, and benefits information is accurate as of the date of this posting. Cognizant reserves the right to modify this information at any time, subject to applicable law.
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Role: MS SQL Database administrator Location: Remote Mandatory skills:
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Compensation: We are offering between $75,000 – $92,000. Applications will be accepted until Oct 16, 2026.Cognizant will only consider applicants for this position who are legally authorized to work in US without requiring employer sponsorship, now or at any time in the future.
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Expert: SQL replication and High availability AlwaysON Skills, Troubleshooting Skills, SQL server tuning, performance optimization Skills Medium: SQL PowerShell and python Skills, SQL Azure Skills Basic: Postgres SQL Skills

Cognizant’s Cloud, Infrastructure, and Security Services Practice (CIS), is all about accepting digital transformation by driving core modernization holistically across layers. We help customers transform infrastructure and workplace to meet the constantly evolving needs of the digital era. Our broad approach delivers key results for our customers by achieving cloud driven modernization and workplace and operational transformation to own the business in a secure environment. Role: MS SQL Database administrator Location: Remote

Mandatory skills: Expert: SQL replication and High availability AlwaysON Skills, Troubleshooting Skills, SQL server tuning, performance optimization Skills Medium: SQL PowerShell and python Skills, SQL Azure Skills

Medium: SQL PowerShell and python Skills, SQL Azure Skills Basic: Postgres SQL Skills Roles/Responsibilities

Roles/Responsibilities · Strong knowledge on SQL server architecture, design and administration activities. · Expertise in handling SQL database backups, its recovery model, database restore and best practices around it.

· Strong knowledge on SQL server architecture, design and administration activities. · Expertise in handling SQL database backups, its recovery model, database restore and best practices around it. · Strong knowledge on Monitoring SQL server health and SQL server tuning, performance optimization and best practices

· Expertise in handling SQL database backups, its recovery model, database restore and best practices around it. · Strong knowledge on Monitoring SQL server health and SQL server tuning, performance optimization and best practices · Hands on experience on SQL server Replication and SQL AlwaysON

· Strong knowledge on Monitoring SQL server health and SQL server tuning, performance optimization and best practices · Hands on experience on SQL server Replication and SQL AlwaysON · Hands on experience in Automating DBA related tasks using TSQL or PowerShell.

· Hands on experience in Automating DBA related tasks using TSQL or PowerShell. · Hands on experience of High Availability (HA) and Disaster Recovery (DR) and SQL always on troubleshoot Compensation: We are offering between $75,000 – $92,000. Applications will be accepted until Oct 16, 2026.Cognizant will only consider applicants for this position who are legally authorized to work in US without requiring employer sponsorship, now or at any time in the future.

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Cognizant’s Cloud, Infrastructure, and Security Services Practice (CIS), is all about accepting digital transformation by driving core modernization holistically across layers. We help customers transform infrastructure and workplace to meet the constantly evolving needs of the digital era. Our broad approach delivers key results for our customers by achieving cloud driven modernization and workplace and operational transformation to own the business in a secure environment.

Role: MS SQL Database administrator

Location: Remote

Mandatory skills:

Expert: SQL replication and High availability AlwaysON Skills, Troubleshooting Skills, SQL server tuning, performance optimization Skills

Medium: SQL PowerShell and python Skills, SQL Azure Skills

Basic: Postgres SQL Skills

Roles/Responsibilities

· Strong knowledge on SQL server architecture, design and administration activities.

· Expertise in handling SQL database backups, its recovery model, database restore and best practices around it.

· Strong knowledge on Monitoring SQL server health and SQL server tuning, performance optimization and best practices

· Hands on experience on SQL server Replication and SQL AlwaysON

· Hands on experience in Automating DBA related tasks using TSQL or PowerShell.

· Hands on experience of High Availability (HA) and Disaster Recovery (DR) and SQL always on troubleshoot

Compensation: We are offering between $75,000 – $92,000. Applications will be accepted until Oct 16, 2026.Cognizant will only consider applicants for this position who are legally authorized to work in US without requiring employer sponsorship, now or at any time in the future.

Disclaimer: The salary, other compensation, and benefits information is accurate as of the date of this posting. Cognizant reserves the right to modify this information at any time, subject to applicable law.

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Pay: · Hands on experience of High Availability (HA) and Disaster Recovery (DR) and SQL always on troubleshoot Compensation: We are offering between $75,000 – $92,000. Applications will be accepted until Oct 16, 2026.Cognizant will only consider applicants for this position who are legally authorized to work in US without requiring employer sponsorship, now or at any time in the future. Disclaimer: The salary, other compensation, and benefits information is accurate as of the date of this posting. Cognizant reserves the right to modify this information at any time, subject to applicable law.
Location & working pattern: Alpharetta, GA-PrestnRigeRd, Georgia, United States
Role: MS SQL Database administrator Location: Remote Mandatory skills:
Work authorization: · Hands on experience of High Availability (HA) and Disaster Recovery (DR) and SQL always on troubleshoot Compensation: We are offering between $75,000 – $92,000. Applications will be accepted until Oct 16, 2026.Cognizant will only consider applicants for this position who are legally authorized to work in US without requiring employer sponsorship, now or at any time in the future. Disclaimer: The salary, other compensation, and benefits information is accurate as of the date of this posting. Cognizant reserves the right to modify this information at any time, subject to applicable law.

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